India's Iconic Landscapes News

Stretching from tropical to temperate latitudes, with a 7,500 km long coastline, two archipelagos, some of the tallest mountains and the most extensive mangrove ecosystem in the world, iconic India harbours biodiversity hotspots of global importance. From these landscapes, we will bring you stories of people, animals, plants and their habitats. This series on the country's iconic landscapes spans the well known Himalayas and the Ganga river basins but also tells the stories of fascinating efforts of conservation in small pockets of the Sundarbans, the Western Ghats, the coastline and even the urban centres of the vast and varied country. As an emerging economy, the growth story of iconic India has had varying impact on the country’s habitats, natural resources, biological diversity and forest-dwelling communities. We highlight stories of neglect and destruction to some of the country's most important landscapes and through a mix of perspectives we bring to the fore the need for protecting them and growing through sustainable development.

Tracking rivers, the highways of plastic waste

Snug in Kashmir’s meadows, ox-eye daisy worries scientists

Assam to destroy nearly 2500 seized rhino horns in anti-poaching message

Rethinking tourism could save Udaipur from its pressures

[Commentary] India establishes the largest network of Ramsar Sites in South Asia

Maharashtra’s first endemic tree rediscovered after 180 years at Harishchandragad hill

To escape floodwaters, Kaziranga’s large herbivores risk moving through human-dominated spaces: study

Large-scale removal of Banni’s invasive ‘mad tree’ Prosopis is not the solution: study

The toxic love for Ladakh is weighing heavy on its natural resources

[Video] Mapping Tamil Nadu’s grasslands to protect them and know their role in carbon storage

The development plan that could end up sinking Lakshadweep islands

Andaman forests need longer intervals between repeat logging for recovery: study

Chilika lake records rise in migratory bird numbers, sees new species too

[Commentary] Counting bulbuls to conserve the Deccan hillocks and scrub forests

[Commentary] Isolated pockets of unique wildlife populations of Gujarat need immediate attention

Hydropower not a very ‘green’ solution in Himachal Pradesh, finds study

Closer watch on vulnerable tribal groups in the Andamans in the face of COVID-19

Sundarbans endangered as per IUCN’s Red List of Ecosystems framework, cautious optimism advised

The bugyals or Himalayan alpine meadows: a treasure trove endangered

Silent Valley to soon get a conservation ring around it

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